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Default Pea stone/gravel for a parking pad

"Bob F" wrote in message
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Robert Green wrote:
The local government insists that no cars or vehicles be parked on
unpaved ground. I'm planning to put pea stone down and wonder what
sort of preparation is required.


wouldn't chipped gravel work a lot better for this usage? Pea gravel is

just
going to push aside when you drive on it.


Well, that's what happened to the neighbor's pea stone - it was just dumped
on the ground and raked out and from there it spread like The Blob.

I'm *completely* unfamiliar with this sort of project, which is why I asked
here before searching around the web. So far, I have the general idea of
digging a few inches down, lining the trench with landscaping cloth, putting
down a layer of sand and then filling to the top of the trench with pea
stone, pea gravel, regular gravel or one of the dozen or so stone products I
see advertised locally.

Thanks for your input, Bob!

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Bobby G.